> Make a point of fucking things up (on purpose) until your responsibilities get taken away.

Ah, right in the feels.

When I was younger I had a colleague playing that game, and he was successful.

We would go to great lengths to have him not involved in delicate (and stressful) tasks.

Looking back, that was dumb. I should have had him involved as much as possible, even if it meant jeopardizing client contracts, customers' infrastructure or even customers data.

I should have forced the company to actually face the issue.

So to sum up: yes that is a valid recommendation.